text_original: They gradually fell into two tribes, the Eastern, or Ostrogoths, and the Western, or Visigoths. About the year 250 they began to move southward and westward, and came into contact with the Empire.
text_transcription: THEY GRADUALLY FELL INTO TWO TRIBES THE EASTERN OR OSTROGOTHS AND THE WESTERN OR VISIGOTHS ABOUT THE YEAR TWO FIFTY THEY BEGAN TO MOVE SOUTHWARD AND WESTWARD AND CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE EMPIRE
phonemes: ðeɪ ɡɹˈædʒuːəli fˈɛl ˌɪntʊ tˈuː tɹˈaɪbz, ðɪ ˈiːstɚn, ɔːɹ ˈɑːstɹəɡˌɑːθs, ænd ðə wˈɛstɚn, ɔːɹ vˈɪsɪɡˌɑːθs. ɐbˌaʊt ðə jˈɪɹ tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti ðeɪ bɪɡˈæn tə mˈuːv sˈaʊθwɚd ænd wˈɛstwɚd, ænd kˈeɪm ˌɪntʊ kˈɑːntækt wɪððɪ ˈɛmpaɪɚ.